Honestly, I'm not sure if it could be considered field herping or not
We live outside Plano (half an hour from Dallas), specifically in Lucas, which is still very rural. I spent a good part of the summer trying to find some wild cornsnakes around the area, but didn't have any luck at all. Well, until this morning.
I was woken up at around 9 am by my mom shreiking "IS THAT ONE OF YOURS?!", and groggily I followed her to the livingroom and looked at the top of the window blinds. Draped across the top, sunning himself, was a foot and a half long cornsnake. It wasn't mine, they were all accounted for, so I decided to try and catch the little bugger. Two bites later, I had him in a large critter keeper.
Now that I caught him though... I'm not entirely sure that it's a cornsnake at all. I'm certain it's nonvenomous, however. Without pictures though, this may be a bit difficult.
His main colour is a deep brown, going along his back is a motely pattern, light tannish yellow in colour. His belly is white, and he lacks the 'reddish' colour of normal wild cornsnakes. It's that motley patten plus the shape of the head that made me think 'Cornsnake!', but now I'm wondering if maybe it's a ratsnake of some sort (which I'm not very familiar with), or some kinda cross between the two?
Any idea what this little guy may be?
I was woken up at around 9 am by my mom shreiking "IS THAT ONE OF YOURS?!", and groggily I followed her to the livingroom and looked at the top of the window blinds. Draped across the top, sunning himself, was a foot and a half long cornsnake. It wasn't mine, they were all accounted for, so I decided to try and catch the little bugger. Two bites later, I had him in a large critter keeper.
Now that I caught him though... I'm not entirely sure that it's a cornsnake at all. I'm certain it's nonvenomous, however. Without pictures though, this may be a bit difficult.
His main colour is a deep brown, going along his back is a motely pattern, light tannish yellow in colour. His belly is white, and he lacks the 'reddish' colour of normal wild cornsnakes. It's that motley patten plus the shape of the head that made me think 'Cornsnake!', but now I'm wondering if maybe it's a ratsnake of some sort (which I'm not very familiar with), or some kinda cross between the two?
Any idea what this little guy may be?